RE: FN-FORUM Really cheap hosting

date posted 7th January 2002 15:51

> Can I also ask why NT (which in my experience is not great
> for hosting) is actually more than Unix?

You have to pay MS licence for the OS with windows wheras with linux
servers the ISP just buys one copy of the distro (usually about £50) or
download it from the vendor and use it on all their boxes.

regards

Andrew Mottershead
Web Developer
Mindstream Web Design

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> -----Original Message-----
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> [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of
> Hershel Robinson
> Sent: 07 January 2002 13:56
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Really cheap hosting
>
>
> > They offer 1Gb of NT or Unix space with 100 pops with reseller
> > consoles and GREAT tech support for about £400 (NT) or £300
> (UNIX) per
> > year. If you consider that you could sell this space onto other
> > clients as well and onlt have to sort mapping it does work
> out quite
> > cheap. We've currently got 35 clients shared between our two spaces!
>
> Dan, thanks for writing. I have actually been very
> interested in doing my own hosting. This seems like a great
> way to get started. You have been happy with the tech
> support, huh? What about the performance? Is the speed OK?
> What is the downtime like?
>
> Can I also ask why NT (which in my experience is not great
> for hosting) is actually more than Unix?
>
> Can I also ask how this mapping goes? From what I have seen
> on other host servers, it's pretty easy, but I thought I'd
> ask how it is in actuality with this particular host.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Hershel
>
> PS: I presume they would take any domain names, not UK names.
> I'm not actually in the UK.
>
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